Strong health call for clean air ahead of June Environment Council
Ahead of the June 2023 Environment Council, HEAL and health partners across the EU call on ministers to take ambitious action for clean air for health. More...
Letter to EU Health Commissioner: 10 demands to urgently address shortcomings and flaws in the EU pesticide authorisation system
83 civil society groups, including HEAL, urge the EU Commissioner for Health and Food Safety to respond to the unfulfilled requests from the EU Parliament to improve Europe's current pesticide authorisation system.
Letter to Members of the EU Parliament: No backward step in EU Pesticides Regulation
83 civil society groups, including HEAL, urge Members of EU Parliament to recall the Parliament's requests to the Commission and member states to improve the existing pesticide regulation in a plenary vote in January 2019.
ÇİSİP Uyardı: Türkiye Sağlık Sistemi Depremlere Ve İklim Değişikliğine Karşı Güçlendirilmeli, Dirençli Bir Sağlık Sistemi Oluşturulmalı
Çevre, İklim ve Sağlık için İş Birliği Projesi (ÇİSİP) kapsamında, geçtiğimiz hafta yapılan kapanış toplantısında ayrıca Türkiye'deki sağlık sisteminin dirençli olması gerektiğine yönelik çağrılar yapıldı. ÇİSİP, 2023 Şubat ayında yaşanan…
Closing event of the ÇİSİP project this Friday 2 June
This Friday 2 June, the three-year EU-funded project ÇİSİP, which is implemented by HEAL, HASUDER and Kocaeli University, and focuses on strengthening Turkish health sector engagement on climate and environmental…
Webinar series: The healthy and clean city of tomorrow
The webinar series is open to health sector representatives, who want to build their knowledge on the relevant science, and anyone interested and working on the topics of healthy transport and healthy cities.
Women’s health and the environment – FIGO’s webinar delves into hazards and their impact
The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) organised a webinar ‘Stitching the gap between environmental effects and women's health’ in May 2023. HEAL’s Health and Chemicals Programme Lead Natacha Cingotti discussed the impact of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on health and the joint efforts of HEAL and FIGO in the prevention of these environmental toxins.
Highlighting the health risks of climate change and adaptation needs
On 26 May, the EU funded research project ENBEL (Enhancing Belmont Research Action to support EU policy making on climate change and health), of which HEAL is a partner, organises an event entitled Novel climate change and health research.
Health benefits of a Green Deal approach in Turkey
A new briefing by HEAL (in English and in Turkish), as part of the EU funded CISIP project, underlines the many health benefits that could be gained if Turkish decision-makers implemented stronger Green Deal action. Turkey’s Green Deal Action Plan, launched in 2021, sets 32 objectives and 81 actions, including on a Green and Circular Economy, secure energy supply and sustainable agriculture. However, contrary to the EU Green Deal which was adopted in 2019, the Turkish plan doesn’t set any tangible targets or deadlines.
Health threats of short-term winter smog in Poland
Today, HEAL Poland has published an analysis of particulate matter air pollution in Poland during the 2022/23 heating season, and the associated health impacts of short-term exposure to air pollution…
The chemicals restriction roadmap: are we there yet?
The chemicals restriction roadmap is EU's interim plan for regulatory action, compiling a list of the most hazardous chemicals prioritised for phase out until a more comprehensive, health-protective REACH reform is fully realised. But despite optimistic estimates the restriction roadmap has thus far been a painfully slow trek uphill.
The real-life impact of PFAS pollution on communities – examples from Veneto, Antwerp, Dordrecht, Ronneby and Korsør and how to take action
A new website by the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) sheds light on five cases of PFAS pollution affecting communities across Europe and provides resources for concerned citizens and health professionals to take action.
Letter to MEPs: Advancing on the implementation of the Farm to Fork strategy for better health and long-term benefits for farmers and everyone
Ahead of a debate on the role of farmers as enablers of the green transition and a resilient agricultural sector, HEAL urges members of the European Parliament to support the implementation of the Farm to Fork strategy and to adopt a strong health-protective Pesticides Regulation (SUR).
Encouraging healthy mobility in Warsaw, Poland
The city authorities of Warsaw have been consulting with residents and experts on the details of setting up a Low Emission Zone (LEZ), the first of its kind in the…
The myth of “clean coal”: why coal power generation is always unhealthy / “Temiz kömür” efsanesi: neden kömürden enerji üretmek her koşulda sağlıksızdır
A new HEAL analysis shows that even coal power plants using the latest filter technology would still create significant (and avoidable) health impacts and costs in Turkey. This analysis adds to the body of evidence on the health burden from coal power generation and underlines that in order to protect health, Turkey should set a coal phase out date of 2030, and shelve all coal plants remaining in the pipeline.
On the road towards the seventh WHO Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health
As part of its 20th anniversary celebrations, HEAL recently hosted the European Environment and Health Task Force (EHTF) in its Brussels office. The EHTF leads the implementation and monitoring of the WHO European Environment and Health Process (EHP) which ensures environmental and health issues are high on the political agenda, and supports the preparation of the Ministerial Conferences on Environment and Health.
EU leadership on Green Deal and Zero Pollution action across the WHO European region
Ahead of the recent meeting of the WHO European Environment and Health Task Force, a briefing was held by the permanent representation of Hungary to the EU, where HEAL Executive Director Génon Jensen discussed HEAL’s perspectives on priorities and expectations from civil society. She called for action ahead of the Seventh Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health and offered a menu of issues that require ambitious and urgent policy action on environment and health in Europe, and in which the EU is poised to take a leadership role for the European region, as part of the implementation of the EU Green Deal, with its objective of zero pollution and do no harm at its core.
Lettre ouverte : Il faut une publication de la révision de REACH sans plus de retards
Des ONG françaises et européennes écrivent ce jour à Elisabeth Borne pour l’inciter à air en faveur d’une révision rapide de REACh, le règlement européen phare sur les produits chimiques…
Tribune collectif: La réglementation européenne sur les substances chimiques doit être révisée d’urgence
Alors qu’une consultation publique visant à restreindre l’usage des « polluants éternels » a été lancée le 22 mars, des mutuelles et des organisations spécialisées en santé environnementale rappellent, dans une tribune au « Le Monde », l’urgence d’une actualisation ambitieuse du règlement européen sur les substances chimiques.
Green 10 letter to Commissioner Breton on boosting the green transition of the EU’s industry and upholding environmental and health safeguards
The Green 10 have sent a letter to Commissioner Breton, following a recent meeting of the group with him on boosting the green transition of the EU’s industry and upholding environmental and health safeguards - the letter focuses on the need to kickstart the revision of REACH, the EU chemicals regulatory framework, by June 2023, as well as Net Zero Industry and Critical Raw Materials Acts, where the Commission has to set clear conditions to respect climate, wider environmental, and social objectives.
